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The Hometown Family Newspaper of Culpeper County
Vol. 7, No. 30 (540) 347-4222
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2013
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Alley arch soon to be in place
BY RAY FINEFROCK
Culpeper Times Staff Writer
[email protected]
A 10-foot tall wrought iron arch will
soon welcome visitors as they leave the
Cameron Street parking lot.
The arch, finished in a black powder
coat, will spell out “Historic Downtown
Culpeper” at its apex and beckon visitors to the shops on historic East Davis
Street. The arch is the crowning
achievement of an alleyway project
which began in November of last year
and includes resurfacing of a retaining
wall and replacement of a railing.
“Bingham and Taylor is donating
the materials and the labor to construct
the arch,” Charles Rapp, town principal
planner, told the Culpeper Parking
Authority at its meeting last week. “The
town’s public works department will
install the arch on the alley side of the
brick columns near the top of the steps.”
Rapp said the arch should be up “in
the next few weeks” and that a ribbon
cutting celebrating the completion of the
project is proposed sometime before the
Aug. 13 town council meeting.
“Building the arch gives Bingham
and Taylor a way to get involved in the
town work there and there is a spot for
their logo to be incorporated,” Rapp
told the Parking Authority.
This alleyway is near Knakal’s
Bakery and echoes another historic
alley running between It’s About
Thyme Restaurant and It’s About
Thyme Market. The alleys are part of
the original layout of Culpeper.
The initial plan of the town called
for ten blocks, which form the core of
Culpeper’s downtown area today. In
2011, East Davis Street in downtown
Culpeper was named as a 2011
America’s Great Place by the American
Planning Association.
The cost for the entire alleyway
project is about $175,000 with $75,000
of that coming from an allocation by the
parking authority and the rest part of a
state block grant.
In Colonial times the two downtown alleys led up to the public square
where the original Culpeper courthouse stood. There was also a jail, a
whipping post and stocks.
The first courthouse, on the corner
of what are now Davis and Main
streets, was built sometime between
1749 and 1759.
“By 1807 it was in need of repair
and it was decided to build a new one
on the same location,” said Julie
Bushong, historian at Culpeper County
Library. “That courthouse stood
between 1809 and 1870.”
Culpeper’s current courthouse in
its present location was built after the
War Between the States.
Photo by Marshall Conner
NEW DO: Emory Tianna Vanegas,10, of Culpeper gets her hair styled by
Culpeper Cosmetology student Tiffany Dunn when campers visited the center
as part of a Kid Central outing.
Culpeper Times Staff Photo/Ray Finefrock
CROWNING FEATURE: A custom-made arch by Bingham and Taylor will soon be attached to these columns and
highlight the brick walkway on the East Davis Street alleyway project.
Tradition drives Koons of Culpeper
BY RAY FINEFROCK
Culpeper Times Staff Writer
[email protected]
The name “Koons” is well known to
car-buyers from Fredericksburg to
Woodbridge. Now it has become a part
of the Culpeper automotive scene.
“We opened June 10, but this has
been in the works for awhile,” said John
Koons, assistant manager. “We are purchasing the Verizon building, in fact
this entire property, (on the lot where a
trailer now houses offices). We’re here
for the long run.”
Koons — John William Koons IV —
is the great grandson of his namesake,
who founded the company in 1964. The
company also has stores in
Fredericksburg, Manassas
and
Woodbridge, each run independently
by a member of the immediate family as
well as throughout Northern Virginia.
“Culpeper is a booming market,”
Koons said. “It’s steadily growing and
we saw an opportunity, so we took it.
Car sales are just starting to pick up
again. Since mid-2012 they have grown
6 percent nationally. And used cars sell
better than new cars in a bad economy.”
Koons said his biggest challenge is
trying to find financing that suits the
needs of customers.
DETAILS
● Name: Koons of Culpeper
● Address: 401 James Madison
Highway
● Phone: 812-2444
● Assistant manager: John
Koons
● General manager: Richard
Pratt
● Website: Koons of
Culpeper.com
● Facebook: Koons of Culpeper
Culpeper Times Staff Photo/Ray Finefrock
SERVING CULPEPER: John
Koons, assistant manager of Koons
of Culpeper, offers a wide variety of
used cars.
● Hours: Monday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 10
a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sunday by
appointment
Campers come
away with curls
Cosmetology Training School offered
fun and a look at a possible career
BY MARSHALL CONNER
Special to the Culpeper Times
There was artistry amid the bursts
of hairspray and gentle braiding that
framed a young girl’s smile.
There was also plenty of girl talk
going on when 13 young ladies from Kid
Central’s Summer Day Camp recently
visited the Culpeper Cosmetology
Training School for a few hours of salon
time.
Just inside the spacious, recently
remodeled confines of the training center, 10-year-old Emory Tianna of
Culpeper took momentary peeks at the
large mirror across from her chair.
Braids and a bounty of curls were being
formed and created framing her face.
In between the labors of beauty a
pair of youthful eyes and a little smile
emerged. The conversation between
student and hairstylist kept them both
smiling and laughing.
After the final touches were made on
her preteen client both seemed elated
with the final creation.
“I hope she enjoys her new hair style
and goes out today and flips it around,”
said cosmetology student Tiffany Dunn.
“She was so much fun, she had all kinds
of funny comments and her hair is beautiful to work with.”
Each girl really seemed to relish the
precious time spent improving their
look.
“Younger girls really enjoy getting
their hair and nails done by our students,” said Terri Dickerson, lead
instructor at the Culpeper Cosmetology
Training Center. “Our students enjoy
See KID CENTRAL, Page A2
Town continues repaving
work on secondary roads
CONTRIBUTED REPORT
See KOONS, Page A2
Photo by Adam Goings
‘Dancing on a Volcano’
The film tells the story of Nadja Merino, a Holocaust survivor and New York
Times senior fashion illustrator. Proceeds from the film’s showing benefit
Tranquility Farm Equestrian Education and Renewal Center, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.The show will be Saturday, July 27 at 7 p.m.
at the Daniel Technology Center, 18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper.
Seating is limited. Tickets are $10 and are available at Culpeper Chamber
of Commerce, Main Street Deli located at 128 N. Main Street in Culpeper
and online at www.facebook.com/events/367029980089667/ and follow
instructions for purchasing via PayPal. For more information, contact Terry
Hayes at 434-305-7827.
The repaving contractor for the
Town of Culpeper continued repaving
work of some secondary roads on
Monday, causing traffic delays and onstreet parking issues.
The contractor will also
repave the Town Hall and
adjoining rented and open
space parking lot in the
400 block of South Main
Street in early August.
Currently, the shoulders of
the recently repaved Garr
Avenue are being repaved.
By the end of the week or July 29
repaving the entire length of Pine Street
will begin.
Pine Street just had concrete curbs
and gutters added.
In order to repave the roads and
parking, the old asphalt must be milled
and removed. The milled surface is then
swept and prepared for new asphalt.
Renters of parking spaces in the
Town Hall parking lot will be notified of
the repaving timetable, which officials
estimate could take a week.
“Residents should not park on the
street or in the town-owned parking lot
during scheduled work,” said Public
Works Director Jim Hoy. “Motorists
should be cautious when driving
through work zones.”
During the Town Hall parking lot repaving, parking will
be limited in front of Town
Hall. The repaving effort
could take most of the
week. Plans calls for the
prep work to begin Friday,
Aug. 9 and closing the parking lot
for repaving Aug. 10, weather permitting.
“Residents should plan visits to
Town Hall accordingly,” said Hoy.
The timetable to complete all the
repaving projects depends upon the
weather.
No on-street parking will be allowed
during the time the various streets are
being milled and repaved.
Town secondary roads are repaved
every 20 to 30 years and primary roads
every 15 to 20 years, depending upon
the road’s condition, said Hoy.